Inlaid-linoleum machine.



E. C. DEARDEN.

xNLAm LlNoLEuM MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. H. 1915.

Patented June 6, 1916.

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INLAI-LINOLEU'M NACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent riesese.

y Y Patentes June e, tele,

tlpplicetion filed November 1l, 1915i. VSerial No. 60,809.

Be it known that l, EDWARD C. Beginnen, a citizen ot' the United States, residing in the township of Merion, county of Montgomery, and State 'ot Pennsylvania, have invented certain Improvements in lnlaiddiinoleum Machinesof which the following is a speci lisation.

My invention relates to, improved inachinery for making inlaid products, particularly linoleuin floor cloth, and its primary object is to provide ay simple and efiicient machine ot' tlexible character for in'aking straiglit line products by automatic operation comprising punching dililerent shapes from two or more sheets of composition and setting them in the desired relation upon an intermittently moving, backing :tabric.

My improved machine, in its preferred forni, is characterized by a plurality of tables forming a bed over which a hacking fabric is moved intermittently, mechanism for carrying a `fabric over the bed, a traine comprising a superstructure connected with the respective tables by vertically adjustable guide post-s, teinplets fixed to tne posts and held thereby above the tables distances proportional to the thicknesses of tessertc on the backing fabric passing over the hed, dies or punches attached to plates which are connected with said posts so as to reciprocate thereon with the punches in alinenient 'with the perforations ot the templet through which they are adapted to perforated compression plates connected with the head so as to permitthe plunger-s to inovetherein, the dies being held in alineinent compression plates, operating mechanism comprising a sectional shaft having e connected. by pitmen with the die plates 'to ei'ect the reciprocation ther-eer, and means'for cooling the plates and removing scraps.

In the accompanying'd-by is a side 4elevation of a 2i my invention; Fig. taken on the line l; 3 is a sectional View tal n on the line .f3-3 of Fig. l ;4 and Fig. 4 a sectional View taken on the line il of Fig, 3.

The inf` nanisin, in the form thereof illustratcd in the drawing", comprises the alined tables l forming secti of a bed, the Esame Figure l embodying zctional 'view `ends ot the machine beyond the having the longitudinal side beams 3 connected by the transverse beams 4t disposed above 'the hed, the vertical hollow guide posts 5 .fixed to the tables and side beams, and the teinplets 6 lixedjto the posts 'a sufficient distance above the bed to pass the teh ric,`the posts being adjustable by the nuts `5 to vary the distances between 'the bed and templets to accommodate sheets of various thicknesses. Y l

lteciprocatory plates or heads 7 are guided by the post: and are provided with dies or punches which titthepertorations (if ot the teniplets and areinovable therethrough so as to punci straight line shapes from sheets of material supported by. the teni plots. Y

Compression plates 8 are connected with the respective heads by bolts fi and are provided with the perforations 8 which fit the dies, the dies being movable through 'the j plates by the .iovcinents ot the bolts in they heads a' d being held in alineinent bytheir engagements in the apertures in such conipression plates.

A shaft, comprising the sections l0 having the respective cranks l0" dctachably connected by the coupling members l0, is journaled in the bear t Ll of theiiranicsti' cture and pitnien ll connect rt peotivc cranks with pins liixed to the heads, whereby the latter are reciprocated,

spiral gear or worin wheel i3 is tixed on the crank shaft, to cti'ect its revoaimn and a worin wheel lll'` inusuale/l in ,ic trame, drives the gear, the worin 'being a pulley d5.

t3/heels 1G are journaled at the ends et the machine and carry the spiked bolts 'i7 'or translating the fabric i8 over the lied and beneath the tcinplets from a roll ot such fabric carried by the coller i9 to a roll ot the inlaid product carried 'by the roller the rollers being journaled at the ope-1 .helts i The helts l? and fabric 'i8 thereon ae inoveil intermittently in alternation with the operation of the dies by a gear wheel 16a fixed on the journaled shaft Ilb which carries wheels 16. The gear 16 meshes with and is operated by a journal-ed pinion 16C, having a radially slotted star wheel 16d iixed thereto and revolved intermittently in s duvel; oy

Well known manner by the revoluble device 16e carrying the pin lf adapted to enter the slots. The device 16e is revolved by a gear 16g fixed thereto and engaged by a journaled pinion 16h driven by a pulley 16k.

A cooling system for the templets coinprises a pipe 2l having branches 21 which are connected with the bottoms of hollow posts 5 on one side of the machine, thel branches being provided with the valves 21 for controlling the .tloiv of cooling fluid therethrough. The. hollow posts communicate with conduits 22 extending around the respective templets and these conduits discharge through hollenY posts connected with the discharge pipe 23 through the branches 23', the latter containing the valves Q3".

Nozzles 24 are connected with suction pipes 24 and are loosely hung above the frame so that particles broken from the material the tesser are cut can Ibe sucked up.

In the machine, as here illustrated, an inlaid product can be produced comprising a straight line pattern having four figures, and by uncoupling one or more of the connections l0 from the rear end of the machine a pattern having a reduced number ot figures may be formed.

It will be understood that the operation is etlected by revolving the shaft lO and actuating the belt 17, by the mechanisms def scribed, so as to carry the fabric 1S over the tables l forming the bed 1n a step by step movement for the purpose ot positioning the sections that are to receive While stationary the several shapes forming the design. Sheets of' composition having dit ferent colors are placed. upon the respective templets C, held in the desired positions by the compression plates, and the desired shapes forced from such sheets through the different apertures by the descent of the dies which place the tesseric in proper position upon a backing 18. The rise olE the heads or plates Twithdraws the punches 7 from the templ'cts G and the sheets ot' coniposition thereon` the plates S resting upon tures ot the respective templets, platesl adapted for holding material on said templets, said plates having apertures registerwith the respective punches, bolts loosely connecting said heads and plates, and means 'comprising a sectional crank shaft for reciprocating selected heads aforesaid.

2. In a machine for making straight line inlaid products, the combination with a plurality of alined tables, of means for carrying a fabric over said tables, a shaft having separable crank sections journaled above said. tables, guiding means adjacent to said tables, templets supported by said guiding means, heads guided by said guiding means and having plungers for forcing material through said templets, and means for con necting said crank sections with said heads.

3. In a machine for making straight line inlaid products, the combination with a plurality ot' alined tables, of a plurality of shaft sections journaled above said tables, each of said sections having a crank, detachable couplings for connecting said sections, pitmen connected with said cranks, plungers operable by said pitmen, and templets through which material is forced by said plungers to fabric on said tables.

4b In a machine for making straight line products, the combination of a table7 a te1nplet held above said table, means for supplying cooling fluid to said templet, and punches adapted for reciprocating through said templet.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name this 3rd day of November, '1915.

EDV/ARD C. DEARDEN. 

